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Azaleas and other Plants of Interest
  1. 'Addy Wery', a Kurume hybrid.
  2. Amaryllis 'Charisma', a colorful blend of white and red.
  3. Amaryllis 'Charisma', another view of 'Charisma'.
  4. Amaryllis 'Exotica', colorful, orangy red.
  5. Amaryllis 'Red Pearl', a remarkably dark red --- darker than the image shows.
  6. Amaryllis 'Santana', colorful with long and narrow petals.
  7. 'Ambrosia', a Glenn Dale hybrid, photo taken by Dr. Bob Hobbs on a tour of the Ten Oaks Nursery in 1995 showing me standing by an 18 foot specimen of 'Ambrosia'.
  8. 'Annamaria', a Hooftman hybrid, very similar to 'Palestrina'.
  9. 'Ashley Ruth', a Stewart hybrid.
  10. 'Baby Jill', a Mossholder-Bristow (Gold Cup) hybrid named for Milford Portwood's eldest daughter.
  11. 'Ben Morrison', a USDA hybrid.
  12. 'Big Joe', a Gable hybrid.
  13. 'Brookside Delight', a USDA hybrid and sister seedling to 'Mrs. LBJ'.
  14. Camellia 'Magnoliaeflora' a Camellia that performs well in my West Bethesda, Maryland yard.
  15. Camellia 'Magnoliaeflora' Image and accompanying text from Camellias by Gustav George Gerbing, 1950.
  16. 'Cattleya', a Kurume hybrid.
  17. 'Coccineum Grandiflorum', a Ghent hybrid.
  18. 'Dayspring', an early blooming Glenn Dale hybrid.
  19. 'Gloria Still', a Harris hybrid.
  20. 'Gold Dust', an Exbury hybrid.
  21. 'Guy Yerkes', a Yerkes-Pryor or Beltsville hybrid.
  22. 'H.H. Hume', a Yerkes-Pryor or Beltsville hybrid.
  23. 'Ima-shojo', a Kurume hybrid, syn 'Christmas Cheer'.
  24. 'Kagamijishi', a Satsuki hybrid.
  25. 'Kintaiyo',a Kurume hybrid with a petaloid calyx.
  26. 'Miller Light', foliage, one of my hybrids, spring leaves devoid of chlorophyll.
  27. 'Miller Light', flower.
  28. 'Morning Star', a Glenn Dale hybrid (center) with two sports.
  29. 'Mrs. Emma Jones', a Garrett hybrid.
  30. 'Narcissiflorum', a Ghent hybrid, not to be confused with the evergreen double Mucronatum of the same name.
  31. 'Narcissiflorum', a double form of Mucronatum, aka 'Shiro-manyo' its Japanese name.
  32. 'Nels Pete', origin unknown.
  33. Orchid Roblar 'Orange Charm', an SLC (Sophrolaeliocattleya) or multigeneric hybrid.
  34. Orchid Gold Digger 'Orglades Mandarin', an LC (Laeliocattleya) or bigeneric hybrid.
  35. Orchid Colmanara Wildcat 'Perfume Lily', a Colmanara (made up of Miltonia, Odontoglossum, Oncidium) or multigeneric hybrid.
  36. 'Osaraku', a Kurume hybrid, aka 'Penelope' and Wilson #17.
  37. 'Parfait', a Harris hybrid.
  38. 'Parfait' x 'Ho-oden', one of my early crosses that shows the influence of 'Ho-oden'.
  39. 'Polypetalum', a Satsuki hybrid.
  40. Pryor's 75-305, Pryor's yellow evergreen azalea, taken at the US Nat. Arboretum.
  41. 'Red Tip', a Robin Hill hybrid.
  42. Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum, formerly called metternichii.
  43. Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum.
  44. Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum.
  45. Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum.
  46. Rhododendron eastmanii, the May white azalea.
  47. Rhododendron kaempferi, white form.
  48. Rhododendron kaempferi, white form.
  49. Rhododendron makinoi, plant.
  50. Rhododendron mariesii, plant, Maries azalea.
  51. Rhododendron mariesii, flower.
  52. Rhododendron mariesii, R. schlippenbachi, and R. tashiroi, flower comparison (L to R).
  53. Rhododendron mariesii, R. schlippenbachi, 'Coral Bells', and R. tashiroi, flower comparison (L to R).
  54. Rhododendron mariesii and R. tashiroi, flower comparison (L to R).
  55. Rhododendron minus, flower.
  56. Rhododendron oldhamii , foliage, Oldham azalea. Note the hairs on stems, leaves, everywhere.
  57. Rhododendron oldhamii , foliage.
  58. Rhododendron periclymenoides, flower, Pinxterbloom azalea.
  59. Rhododendron periclymenoides , foliage.
  60. Rhododendron simsii and 'Vittatum'. Contrary to Wilson and Rehder, Lee and Galle, I don't believe they are related.
  61. Rhododendron tashiroi, plant.
  62. Rhododendron tashiroi, flower.
  63. Rhododendron tashiroi, flower.
  64. Rhododendron tashiroi, flower.
  65. Rhododendron tashiroi, R. mariesii, and R. schlippenbachi, flower comparison (L to R).
  66. 'Rivermist', a Harris hybrid.
  67. Rosa 'Nacogdoches', a Texas SuperStar Plant introduction which is foolishly being renamed 'Grandma's Yellow'.
  68. 'Salmon Solomon', a sport of 'Southern Charm', note the odd sector, possibly a reversion. (Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, SFA Mast Arb., Nacogdoches, TX, 2007.
  69. 'Schroeder's White Glory', a Schroeder hybrid.
  70. Seed Pod, deciduous azalea.
  71. 'Shiro-manyo', a double form of Mucronatum, aka 'Narcissiflorum'.
  72. 'Takoma Park', a Morrison hybrid, aka 'City of Takoma Park'.
  73. 'Varnadoe's Apricot', a Varnadoe (austrinum) hybrid.
  74. 'Varnadoe's Apricot', a Varnadoe (austrinum) hybrid.
  75. 'Vivation', a Harris hybrid, aka Harris 170-A.
  76. 'Wildfire', a Glenn Dale hybrid.
  77. 'Yellow Cloud', a Hyatt hybrid.
Animals and Other
  1. American Toad, Bufo americanus, making more toads. Note the eggs in the lower left.
  2. Azalea Plant Bug (APB), (adult), Rhinocapsus vanduzeei, on native azalea, a little red bug with a real big bite.
  3. Azalea Plant Bug (APB), (adult), Rhinocapsus vanduzeei, lace bug predator and a pollen eater.
  4. Birch Catkin Bug, (adult), Kleidocerys resedae, a seed eater common on birches and ericaceous shrubs.
  5. Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus. a frequent visitor who just cannot get enough sunflower seeds.
  6. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys. an exotic, plant eating, home invader (a true bug)that was accidently introduced into Allentown, PA around 1996 from China or Japan. Rutgers is studying it.
  7. Citrus Flatid Planthopper, (adult) , Metcalfa pruinosa. The nymphs produce a mealybug-like white flocculent.
  8. Cooper's Hawk (juvenile), Accipiter cooperii
  9. Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii, on low and unusual perches.
  10. Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina ssp, carolina.
  11. Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus, I had never seen a chipmunk climb a tree.
  12. Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus, With cheek pouches bulging with Dogwood berries, it ran down the tree trunk like a squirrel.
  13. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, Sylvilagus floridanus, cute but has a taste for Gumpos and other Satsuki azaleas.
  14. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, Sylvilagus floridanus, also has an affinity for Gladiolus, both flowers and foliage.
  15. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, Sylvilagus floridanus, Joey (see below) is faster overall but can't match the turns and broken field running.
  16. Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
  17. Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum in cherry tree.
  18. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, male and both female forms, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  19. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, male, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  20. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, male, sometimes listed as Pterourus glaucus.
  21. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, yellow form female, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  22. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, yellow form female, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  23. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, dark form female, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  24. Fall Webworm, Hyphantria cuneay (later instar) on blueberries.
  25. Fall Webworm, Hyphantria cuneay (note the distinctive paired dark spots on each segment).
  26. Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, one really big fish eater.
  27. Green Frog, Rana clamitans, resting on water fringe or floating heart, Nymphoides peltata.
  28. Joey, a miniature pinscher, born April 22, 2004 --- stands all of fourteen inches at the shoulder --- but he plays much bigger.
  29. Joey, approaching four years of age --- older, wiser, and heavier.
  30. Monarch, Danaus plexippus, on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa.
  31. Northern Cardinal (male), Cardinalis cardinalis
  32. Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, , a female, curiously --- the red on the belly is not obvious on either sex.
  33. Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes, a healthy looking specimen.
  34. Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes There are times when Mother Nature seems quite unkind.
  35. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (immature), Archilochus colubris on cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis
  36. Sand Tiger Shark, Carcharias taurus *** Who said gardening wasn't dangerous?
  37. Sand Tiger Shark Image #1, Carcharias taurus *** Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the garden.
  38. Sand Tiger Shark Image #2, Carcharias taurus *** Would hate to be on the business end of one of these babies.
  39. Sand Tiger Shark Image #3, Carcharias taurus *** A smile only a mother or a chondrichthyologist could love.
  40. Sawfly, Nematus sp., possibly Nematus corylus, feasting on Corylus avellana 'Contorta' or Harry Lauder's walking stick (common names are corkscrew filbert and contorted hazelnut).
  41. Towhee, adult male, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, a ground feeder more often heard thrashing around in the underbrush than seen.
  42. Towhee, adult male, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, it is uncommon in my neighborhood but it is an attractive bird with red eyes.
  43. White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus